Applications for nitrate derogation extended by EU Commission
“All farmers have an important role to play in protecting our environment particularly those farming intensively, and it is crucial that we protect and restore our waters as soon as possible to maintain the nitrates derogation at current levels into the future.” These are the words of Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, who was speaking on the latest EU announcement that it has extended Ireland’s Nitrates…